WINNIPEG -- Jamie Hall, the Manitoba Liberal's candidate for Southdale resigned from his candidacy, after he recently came under fire for sexist comments he made on social media.

Liberal Leader Rana Bokhari made a statement about the resignation Thursday morning.

"Jamie Hall has apologized to me and the party and I have accepted his apology," Bokhari said in the statement. "He has also offered his resignation from candidacy in Southdale and I have accepted his resignation."

Hall made the comments on Twitter on several occasions in 2011 and 2012. In one particular tweet, he calls women "whores". In another, he said he is "prejudicial against woman [sic] politicians".

A tweet sent by Jamie Hall in 2012.

A tweet sent by Jamie Hall in 2012.

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Hall apologized for his tweets but defended himself, telling the Canadian Press, "I have countless friends that are women, my girlfriend, my mother, my sister, my grandmas who are no longer with me. And I am not by any means sexist."

In Bokhari's statement she said she could not acceped comments that disparage women.

"Manitobans have every right to expect and demand a high standard of their candidates and MLAs," she said. "We are Liberals and we hold ourselves to a higher standard.  It's what Manitobans expect and demand."